Stuart S. Janney III, chair of The Jockey Membership, introduced as we speak his intention to step down from his place as chair, efficient August 2025. He really helpful, and the board of stewards of The Jockey Membership agreed, that Everett Dobson, a member of the board of stewards, be chosen as his successor. The management transition will start over the approaching months, and Janney will stay on the board of stewards by means of his time period, which is able to finish in August 2026.
Janney, a distinguished Thoroughbred proprietor and breeder for a number of many years, was elected vice chair of The Jockey Membership in 2010 and have become chair in 2015. Throughout his tenure, The Jockey Membership expanded its industrial companies and used these proceeds to make substantial investments in help of the game. Janney was awarded the Eclipse Award of Advantage earlier this yr. He’s chairman emeritus of Bessemer Belief and resides in Butler, Maryland.
Dobson is a longtime proprietor and breeder of Thoroughbreds. He’s the proprietor of Sweet Meadows Farm, a broodmare farm positioned in Lexington, Kentucky, and races beneath Cheyenne Stables. He’s on his second time period as a steward of The Jockey Membership. He serves on the manager committee of the Thoroughbred Homeowners and Breeders Affiliation and is speedy previous chairman of the American Graded Stakes Committee. Dobson serves as a member of the Breeders’ Cup along with being a trustee of the Keeneland Affiliation. A local and resident of Oklahoma, Dobson is the manager chairman of Dobson Fiber, a telecommunications firm primarily based in Oklahoma Metropolis. He’s additionally an investor within the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder NBA group and serves on their board of administrators.
“I contemplate it a privilege to be related to the accomplishments The Jockey Membership has achieved over the previous a number of years, together with our many initiatives to maintain and develop the game, and naturally the passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Security Act,” Janney stated. “These accomplishments, and so many extra, are as a result of everybody at The Jockey Membership places the horse first, and I’m proud to be a member and to have served as chair.”
“I’m honored to observe Stuart as chair of The Jockey Membership,” Dobson stated. “I’ll proceed to make sure that The Jockey Membership stays true to its mission of being devoted to the advance of Thoroughbred breeding and racing.”
The opposite stewards of The Jockey Membership are Barbara Banke, Louis A. Cella, William S. Farish Jr. (vice chair), Gary Fenton, Terry Finley, Ian D. Highet (treasurer), William M. Lear (secretary), David O’Farrell, R. Alex Rankin, and Vincent Viola.
The Jockey Membership, based in 1894 and devoted to the advance of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In achievement of its mission, The Jockey Membership gives help and management on a variety of necessary trade initiatives, and instantly or by means of subsidiaries, it serves the knowledge and know-how wants of the game of Thoroughbred racing. Amongst its many supported initiatives are America’s Finest Racing (americasbestracing.internet), OwnerView (ownerview.com), and the Thoroughbred Incentive Program (tjctip.com). Extra data is accessible at jockeyclub.com.
